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First Meeting Of The Year!https://forteteen.wordpress.com/2017/10/11/first-meeting-of-the-year/
https://forteteen.wordpress.com/2017/10/11/first-meeting-of-the-year/#respondWed, 11 Oct 2017 01:24:48 +0000http://forteteen.wordpress.com/?p=516Read more First Meeting Of The Year!]]>Welcome back to Opera Teens! We would like to invite you to come to our first meeting on October 13th,2017 at 6:00pm-7:00pm at the Doral offices. This is a great way to interact with others who share the same passion and curiosity that you may have! This meeting we will be discussing some very important information about upcoming events and also the first opera of the season Lucia. Come and join us on Friday.

]]>https://forteteen.wordpress.com/2017/10/11/first-meeting-of-the-year/feed/0download (1)forteteenOpera Teen Prelude R.S.V.Phttps://forteteen.wordpress.com/2017/08/04/opera-teen-prelude-r-s-v-p/
https://forteteen.wordpress.com/2017/08/04/opera-teen-prelude-r-s-v-p/#respondFri, 04 Aug 2017 17:37:14 +0000http://forteteen.wordpress.com/?p=507Read more Opera Teen Prelude R.S.V.P]]>Hello everyone! Hope you are enjoying your summer so far. We would like to invite you to our first opera teen meeting of the season! It is going to be Wednesday Aug 16th at 1pm at the Doral Offices. We will be swearing in our two new presidents, and doing a season preview of FGOs year. Of course there will be SNACKS! Please bring your friends and RSVP below!

]]>https://forteteen.wordpress.com/2017/08/04/opera-teen-prelude-r-s-v-p/feed/0forteteenUn Ballo in Maschera Dress Rehearsal RSVPhttps://forteteen.wordpress.com/2017/04/25/un-ballo-in-maschera-dress-rehearsal-rsvp/
https://forteteen.wordpress.com/2017/04/25/un-ballo-in-maschera-dress-rehearsal-rsvp/#respondTue, 25 Apr 2017 01:19:17 +0000http://forteteen.wordpress.com/?p=489Read more Un Ballo in Maschera Dress Rehearsal RSVP]]>This is the last dress rehearsal of the season! This Friday April 28th we will be going to FGO’s Un Ballo in Maschera by Verdi! If you would like some more info on the opera please click here. We will meet up in the main lobby of the Arsht. Please arrive at 6:30pm to be on time. Only small bags allowed (if you must bring a backpack please message me). Most people dress up for this event but it is not necessary. Also if you are available to volunteer for this event please let me know! RSVP below and make sure you are getting the remind texts so you have all the info!

]]>https://forteteen.wordpress.com/2017/04/25/un-ballo-in-maschera-dress-rehearsal-rsvp/feed/0forteteenUn Ballo in Maschera Sitzprobe RSVPhttps://forteteen.wordpress.com/2017/04/16/un-ballo-in-maschera-sitzprobe-rsvp/
https://forteteen.wordpress.com/2017/04/16/un-ballo-in-maschera-sitzprobe-rsvp/#respondSun, 16 Apr 2017 22:45:03 +0000http://forteteen.wordpress.com/?p=478Read more Un Ballo in Maschera Sitzprobe RSVP]]>Hello, Opera Teens! I hope everyone had a great Spring Break! We are kicking things off with the last sitzprobe of the season Saturday the 22nd. FGO is putting on Verdi’s Un Ballo in Maschera and has brought in stars Tamara Wilson and Rafael Davila! The plot centers around Gustavo, a leader loved by his people but surrounded by conspirators. He also harbors a secret shame: he adores Amelia, the wife of his closest friend and loyal minister, Count Anckarström. Anckarström interrupts a meeting between Amelia and Gustavo. Furious, he determines to join a conspiratorial plot to assassinate his master. At a masked ball he stabs Gustavo. With his dying breath Gustavo forgives Anckarström and assures him of Amelia’s innocence. Please come to the stage door of the Arsht at 9:00 am sharp and we will have breakfast available and will discuss the opera before going on a tour of the set. Then you can stay and watch the rehearsal for as long you want. The tour will be done by 11 so most people leave around 12-12:30. I really hope all of you come and bring your friends! Remember to bring your badge if you have one and closed toed shoes! RSVP below I will need your names by Wednesday if you plan to go. Spread the word!

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]]>https://forteteen.wordpress.com/2017/04/16/un-ballo-in-maschera-sitzprobe-rsvp/feed/0forteteenBefore Night Falls Dress Rehearsal RSVPhttps://forteteen.wordpress.com/2017/03/13/before-night-falls/
https://forteteen.wordpress.com/2017/03/13/before-night-falls/#commentsMon, 13 Mar 2017 22:57:46 +0000http://forteteen.wordpress.com/?p=466Read more Before Night Falls Dress Rehearsal RSVP]]>This Thursday March 16, is the Dress Rehearsal for Before Night Falls. This is a very provocative opera. Based on the famous memoir of Cuban poet Reinaldo Arenas, Before Night Falls follows Arenas’ life from childhood poverty in the Cuban countryside to his emigration to the United States in the 1980 Mariel boatlift and his last decade in New York City. The opera follows his trials and tribulations as a political prisoner disillusioned by the Cuban Revolution and persecuted by the Castro regime as a dissident writer and homosexual who was forced to smuggle his manuscripts abroad for publication. It is a 21st century opera, and we are very lucky for the chance to meet the composer Jorge Martín. Please arrive at the Arsht at 6:30 pm. You may be fancy or dressed down. Many girls do wear dresses and heels, but it is not required. Security has been raised at the arsht and you may only bring a small purse. Make sure to wear your FGO badges if you have one. RSVP below!

]]>https://forteteen.wordpress.com/2017/03/13/before-night-falls/feed/2forteteenBefore Night Falls Sitzprobe https://forteteen.wordpress.com/2017/03/07/before-night-falls-sitzprobe/
https://forteteen.wordpress.com/2017/03/07/before-night-falls-sitzprobe/#respondTue, 07 Mar 2017 02:05:32 +0000http://forteteen.wordpress.com/?p=459Read more Before Night Falls Sitzprobe ]]>Saturday the 11th at 9:45am is the Sitzprobe for Before Night Falls. Meet up with Rebekah at the stage door of the Arsht. We will start off the morning with a backstage tour of the Arsht and the set (so wear closed toed shoes)! The opera was composed in the 21st century by Jorge Martin, a Cuban American, who will be with FGO for the run of the opera. He is very friendly and will talk to whoever comes! It is a tragic opera, set in the time of the Cuban revolution. It follows the life of poet Reinaldo Arenas, who had to flee Cuba on the Mariel boatlift after being outed as a homosexual. You can stay for as long as you want into the rehearsal, but at around the halfway point many people often go have lunch at books and books. Please take advantage of this amazing opportunity, invite any teens you know, and RSVP below!

]]>https://forteteen.wordpress.com/2017/03/07/before-night-falls-sitzprobe/feed/0forteteenBefore Night Falls Meeting RSVPhttps://forteteen.wordpress.com/2017/03/01/before-night-falls-meeting-rsvp/
https://forteteen.wordpress.com/2017/03/01/before-night-falls-meeting-rsvp/#respondWed, 01 Mar 2017 02:10:26 +0000http://forteteen.wordpress.com/?p=443Read more Before Night Falls Meeting RSVP]]>Hello Opera Teens! This season FGO is doing Before Night Falls. *Based on the famous memoir of Cuban poet Reinaldo Arenas, Before Night Falls follows Arenas’ life from childhood poverty in the Cuban countryside to his emigration to the United States in the 1980 Mariel boatlift and his last decade in New York City.The opera follows his trials and tribulations as a political prisoner disillusioned by the Cuban Revolution and persecuted by the Castro regime as a dissident writer and homosexual who was forced to smuggle his manuscripts abroad for publication. We are lucky enough to have the composer, Jorge Martín, with us for the run of the show, and if you come to the sitzprobe he will be more than happy to talk to us! On monday the 6th we will have a meeting at the Doral Offices from 6-7pm. Along with discussing Before Night Falls we will talk about contemporary opera as a whole. As usual there will also be snacks! We hope to see you all there and invite as many friends as you can! RSVP Below

*synopsis from the Florida Grand Opera

]]>https://forteteen.wordpress.com/2017/03/01/before-night-falls-meeting-rsvp/feed/0forteteenNicole Mitchell Concert https://forteteen.wordpress.com/2017/02/06/nicole-mitchell-concert/
https://forteteen.wordpress.com/2017/02/06/nicole-mitchell-concert/#respondMon, 06 Feb 2017 19:33:22 +0000http://forteteen.wordpress.com/2017/02/06/nicole-mitchell-concert/Read more Nicole Mitchell Concert ]]>On Thursday, February 9th at 5pm FGO is doing something special that I have not seen done in any other opera company. We are flying in nationally acclaimed contralto Nicole Mitchell to come in and present a casual, fun concert of songs and arias JUST for our teens and youth groups involved in FGO. If you’re unaware, a Contralto is a very rare female voice part that is the lowest and most resonant of all the female voices.

It’s completely free and there will be food after the concert and a chance to mingle and speak with Nicole (She’s really nice! We were roommates in Sarasota Opera about a million years ago). The concert will only be about an hour long and will be very casual.

I would love for you to come to this great event. It will be covered in Opera America and will hopefully be the first of a long tradition of concerts for youth at FGO.

– Rebekah Diaz Fandrei

]]>https://forteteen.wordpress.com/2017/02/06/nicole-mitchell-concert/feed/0forteteenEugene Onegin Dress Rehearsal RSVPhttps://forteteen.wordpress.com/2017/01/24/eugene-onegin-dress-rehearsal-rsvp/
https://forteteen.wordpress.com/2017/01/24/eugene-onegin-dress-rehearsal-rsvp/#respondTue, 24 Jan 2017 17:07:44 +0000http://forteteen.wordpress.com/?p=426Read more Eugene Onegin Dress Rehearsal RSVP]]>Hello Opera Teens, it is time for our first dress rehearsal since the New Year. Eugene Onegin is Tchaikovsky’s most famous opera. Tragic, like all other operas this season, it deals with the inner circle of Russian aristocracy. For the synopsis and some background information click here. It is just like a night at the opera, so many students take the opportunity to dress up, but it is not required. Arrive at the Arsht Ziff Ballet and Opera House at 6:30 pm on Friday the 27th. Large bags will not be allowed so please only bring small purses. Also remember your Opera Teen badges. Please invite your friends and RSVP below, we can’t wait to see you there!

]]>https://forteteen.wordpress.com/2017/01/24/eugene-onegin-dress-rehearsal-rsvp/feed/0forteteenEugene Onegin Sitzprobe RSVPhttps://forteteen.wordpress.com/2017/01/19/eugene-onegin-sitzprobe-rsvp/
https://forteteen.wordpress.com/2017/01/19/eugene-onegin-sitzprobe-rsvp/#respondThu, 19 Jan 2017 03:02:13 +0000http://forteteen.wordpress.com/?p=405Read more Eugene Onegin Sitzprobe RSVP]]>The FGO season is starting back with Tchaikovsky’s Eugene Onegin, and the opera teens are invited to go to the sitzprobe this saturday Jan. 20th. We will meet at the stage door of the Arsht at 10am. This is one of the coolest events we have all season! Not only are we sitting in on a closed rehearsal with stars like Denyce Graves, but we will also get a backstage tour of the house and get to walk on set. If you would like to watch the opera before hand click here. Also we normally have brunch after at Books & Books so if you want you can bring money for that. I hope to see you there and please don’t forget to RSVP below, wear your badges, and wear closed toed shoes!